Spanish cannon

This Spanish long cannon was originally mounted at Fort St. John near Lake Pontchartrain, known to locals as Spanish Fort. It was used in the American defenses at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and again during the Civil War against Captain Farragut's fleet in 1862. After the city's capture, it was sunk in Bayou St. John, then raised in 1872 and returned to Spanish Fort for display. The cannon was transferred to the Louisiana State Museum in 1908.

New Orleans, Louisiana · United States